About us
Levi Jenkins
Program Manager
Gateway to Industry Schools Advanced Manufacturing
Erin Johnston
Project Support Officer
Gateway to Industry Schools Advanced Manufacturing
The Queensland Manufacturing Institute (QMI)
Has been proud to host the Queensland Governments’ Gateway to Industry Schools Project (GISP) for Advanced Manufacturing, formally Manufacturing and Engineering, since 2009.
In 2020, our GISP transitioned to focus on the technologies being adopted by the advancing manufacturing sector. This is the common element amongst the 16+ industries in manufacturing.
The GISP for Advanced Manufacturing is a component of a statewide industry engagement and workforce development strategy to support the long-term development of a highly-skilled workforce in Queensland. The Queensland government is committed to growing manufacturing in this state as a critical driver of innovation and productivity in the economy. QMI assists to deliver this vision.
The program provides industry insights, evidence and opportunities for industry and the education sector to work together to deliver outcomes for school teachers, students, local communities and business.
2021 Achievement Highlight
Meet our Gateway Schools
The following schools have a current MOU in place with the GISP for Advanced Manufacturing.
What does this mean?
The principal has agreed to embed the advancing manufacturing industries into their schools, providing teachers and students with industry contextualisation to learnings. Our thanks to our dedicated schools and teachers for making a difference.
There are 52 schools involved in the GISP for Advanced Manufacturing.
Ambrose Treacy College (Indooroopilly)
Australian Industry Trade College
Bentley Park College
Bray Park State High School
Bremer State High School
Bundaberg State High School
Burpengary State Secondary College
Cairns State High School
Caloundra State High School
Chinchilla State High School
Dalby South State School
Dalby State High School
Dysart State High School
Foxwell State Secondary College
Genesis Christian College (Bray Park)
Glenala State High School
Hillcrest Christian College (Reedy Creek)
Ignatius Park College (Cranbrook)
Kawana Waters State College
Kedron State High School
Kelvin Grove State College
Kirwan State High School
Lockyer District High School
Mabel Park State High School
Mackay Christian College
Mackay Northern Beaches State High School
Marist College
Marsden State High School
Moranbah State High School
Noosa District State High School
Park Ridge State High School
Ripley Valley State Secondary College
Riverside Christian College
St Brendan’s College (Yeppoon)
St Edmund’s College (Woodend)
St James College (Brisbane)
St Joseph’s College (Toowoomba)
St Josephs Nudgee College
St Laurence’s College (South Brisbane)
St Mary’s College (Maryborough)
St Patrick’s College (Shorncliffe)
St Peters Lutheran
Staines Memorial College (Redbank Plains)
Tec-NQ (Douglas)
The Cathedral College (Rockhampton)
Trinity Bay State High School
Trinity College (Beenleigh)
Trinity Lutheran College
Urangan State High School
West Moreton Anglican College (Karrabin)
Whitsunday Anglican College
Yeronga State High School
Queensland Reference Group (QRG) – Manufacturing & Engineering
The GISP for Advanced Manufacturing is steered by the Queensland Reference Group (QRG). This ecosystem includes key partners from government and non-government school sectors and industry sectors including representation from Industry 4.0, Advanced Manufacturing, Heavy Vehicles, Defence, Aerospace, Textile, Food Processing, Mining, Biomedical, Recreational Vehicle, Rail, Furnishings, Manufacturing and Engineering. This group of industry professionals meet quarterly and are dedicated to supporting Queensland teachers and students by collaborating and innovating.
Attracting more young people into the advancing manufacturing and engineering sectors has been an issue in recent years. Through QMI, the GISP project helps to:
Raise the profile and diversity of careers in the advanced manufacturing sector.
Provide professional development and currency opportunities (in industry) for Queensland school teachers contextualisation of advanced manufacturing practices and applications incorporating robotics, STEAM and coding.
Develop and implement a range of manufacturing and engineering-related activities across industrial technology and design, STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics) and other key learning curriculum areas.
Create opportunities for work experience, structured work placements, school-based apprenticeships and traineeships, full-time apprenticeships, and pathways to university in preparation for trade, para-professional and professional careers.
Celebrate and share student, teacher, school and industry experiences to ensure young people have the knowledge and experience to make informed decisions about their future.